Hogna

[ipreventdeath]

I found this little Hogna sp. beauty while mowing yesterday. It's body was a little over an inch long and had two gorgeous yellow stripes on its ventral side.

 

[DalilahBlue]

Yay! I love these guys. We have several Hogna species around here. I found one in the drive the other day (and of course I didn't have my phone so I could take pics). I am pretty sure it was a MM on the hunt for a lady as he was doing an interesting tapping dance thing.

 

[ipreventdeath]

These guys are all over the place right now. This one appeared female, most likely mature, but not quite full grown. Found one a few years ago that had a near two inch body and was loaded with little ones.

 

[DalilahBlue]

I always love finding H. carolinesis with babies!

 

[Denny Dee]

Just picked up my first two Hogna sp. They are the coolest spiders I have. Being day hunters, they are one of the few inverts that I have that can be counted on to show off when someone wants to see my spider room during the daylight hours. If you have never seen a Hogna eat, you haven't seen anything yet. Incredible hunters.